Bangladesh women’s national cricket team left the country late on Sunday night for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, with the first group of 13 players departing for London ahead of a preparatory tri-series in Scotland.
The remaining 13 members of the travelling contingent will leave in the second phase. Before the World Cup starts, Bangladesh will play matches against Scotland women’s national cricket team and Netherlands women’s national cricket team as part of their overseas preparation programme.
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty said the squad completed an effective training block in Mirpur before departure.
“Our final stage of preparation in Mirpur went well. We played practice matches and trained properly. Those sessions helped us a lot,” Joty said before boarding the flight.
Bangladesh prepared for both ODI and T20 cricket during the recent series against Sri Lanka women’s national cricket team. Although the results did not go in Bangladesh’s favour, Joty believes several individual displays lifted confidence inside the dressing room.
“The results in Sri Lanka did not go our way, but some players performed really well. Those performances gave the team confidence,” she said.
Joty also described the upcoming tri-series in Scotland as an important test before the World Cup.
“We will play a tri-series in Scotland and that is a big opportunity for us. It will help us understand how well we can play in the World Cup and how we can win matches there,” the Bangladesh captain added.
Bangladesh will now spend the next phase of their preparation adapting to overseas conditions before the tournament begins.
